Hidden Injuries of Class

Name: Hidden Injuries of Class
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ISBN: 9780393310856

ISBN-10: 039331085X

ISBN-13: 9780393310856

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Authors: Richard Sennett, Jonathan Cobb

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In this intrepid, groundbreaking book, Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb uncover and define a new form of class conflict in America-an internal conflict in the heart and mind of the blue-collar worker who measures his own value against those lives and occupations to which our society gives a special premium. The authors conclude that in the games of hierarchical respect, no class can emerge the victor; and that true egalitarianism can be achieved only by rediscovering diverse concepts of human dignity. Examining personal feelings in terms of a totality of human relations, and looking beyond the struggle for economic survival, The Hidden Injuries of Class takes an important step forward in…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/17/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.20" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

ï¿½mile Durkheim(18581917) founded the French school of sociology. His most famous works include The Division of Labor in Societyand The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. Robin Busss most recent translations for Penguin include Dumass The Black Tulip. Richard Sennettis the Bemis Professor of Social Sciences at MIT and a professor of sociology at the London School of Economics.

Jonathan Cobb is a former associate of the Center for the Study of Public Policy, Cambridge, Massachusetts.